Schizophrenia

"Thought Disorder"

Schizophrenia

"Thought Disorder"

What is schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia is a mental brain illness, and it can be known as the “thought disorder” because it is difficult to think logically and know what is real. People with this disorder might hear voices that might not actually be there.

Body Systems that are affected

The systems that are affected by schizophrenia are:

Nervous System

The nervous system takes in information through our senses, processes the information, and triggers reactions, such as making your muscles move or causing you to feel pain. Your nerves send pain signals to your brain at the same time.

The central nervous system includes the nerves in the brain and spinal cord.

Ventricular System

The ventricular system is a structure containingcerebrospinal fluid in the brain. It is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord.

How they are affected.

People with schizophrenia have larger lateral ventricles than normal people. When the size in a persons hippocampus is reduced it has an increase of the basal ganglia. It also will increase the abnormalties in the frontal cortex of the brain, and it is seen in people with schizophrenia.

The neurotransitter dopamine (involved with schizophrenia) will transmit impluses thoroughout the centeral nervous system. Many drugs and antiphycotics help control the symptoms of phycosis, that blocks the transmission of dopamine.

How to you develop Schizophrenia?

Scientists don't now exactly what causes schizophrenia. The do know that the brain uses neurotransmitters that affect how people develop schizophrenia. The neurotransmitter is called dopamine. Schizophrenia is caused by an overactive dopamine system in the brain.

Genetics

Develop before birth

Risks are 10 times higher if you have a parent with the disorder.

Enviornmental Issues

Where you grew up

If you were adopted

Family stress

Poor social interactions

Viruses

Trauma at an early age

Other causes

Brain injuries

Problems during pregnancy

Behavior issues can cause the altered chemical balance of the brain.

Diagnosis

The diagnosis is recognized with positive symptoms and negative symptoms. To be diagnosed with schizophrenia these symptoms must be present for over 6 months.

Another diagnosis is the brain scan of a person, who has been given a diagnosis of schizophrenia and their scans loo different from the scans of other people. Differences occur more in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain and affects critical thinking in people with this disorder.

Diagnosing schizophrenia is different and hard because a person might have another disorder like ADHD, depression,or bipolar disorder. Using drugs can also cause the similar symptoms.

Prognosis

People with this disorder usually commit suicide. (10% of the population)

Function with medication

At school work in smaller classrooms with specialist that have experience with the disorder.

Accomidate their work.

Connections

Vincent Van Gogh

Eduard Einstein

Mandala sign langage interpreter.

I selected this condition because I was interested in it when I had read a book ( "The One Left Behind" by Willo Davis Roberts) that had a schizophrenic character in it and i wanted to learn more about the disorder.